The MCEꦺ Insurance British Superbike Championship will have an innovative new look in 2010 following the approval by the Motorcycle Circuit Racinꦑg Control Board of a new BSB 'Evolution' class.

BSB Evo has been proposed by serieꦐs promoters MSVR and backed by the BSB manufacturer and team liaison groups and will replace the current Privateers Cup.

It will be open to anyone in the series, from the official manufacturer-backed teams 𒁃through to independent entries, anꩲd allow homologated machines with full Superbike racing rolling chassis (to retain the visual impression) but engines will have to be built to very stringent "Stock" regulations.

Along with standard engines, a series specified control ECU device that eli🔯minates any form of traction control, lau✨nch control and anti-wheelie devices will be compulsory.

The new class will be introduced next season alongside existing full FIM World Championship specification Superbikes and is planned to encourage new rider, team and manufacturer participation as well as yielding significant annual budget relief in the region of up to ?200,000 per team in tuning, engine rebuilds and compl🥂ex electronic packages.

"This is a significant development for BSB," declared BSB Series Director Stuart Higgs. "With the support of the manufacturers and teams we have saಞfeguarded the future of the series by ಞopening up opportunities that were being obstructed simply by the prohibitive costs.

"The object♚ive is that the BSB Evo class will comওpliment the current full FIM WSB specification bikes and provide our audiences with a full grid of the best teams and riders on as many different eligible makes of motorcycle as possible.

"By radically grasping the issue of electronics we will eliminate a significant cost and regain some of the spectacle that fans and riders are clearl🍰y missing.

"There will be a min🍌imal performance difference between the twoℱ specifications, however the overall situation of more teams, riders and manufacturers and above all significant cost savings will fully vindicate the introduction of the BSB Evo class."

As a preview to this new era of BSB racing, newly crowned National Superstock 1000 champion Alastair Seeley will m🌟ake his BSB debut at Silverstone this weekend riding a Relentless TAS Suzuki in the general conformity of the new Evo class regulations.

Seeley will use a Superbike chassis with a stock GSXR1000 Suzuki engine/gearbox/clutch and st⛎andard Yoshi🍎mura 'EM Pro' electronics without any form of traction control.